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Daniel P. Hall Riggins, MD

Education

Preventive Medicine Fellowship

Cook County Health

Chicago, IL

Current - 2021

Master of Public Health

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Current - 2021

Categorical Pediatrics Residency

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, IN

2021 - 2018

Medical Doctorate

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Bronx, NY

2018 - 2014

Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

2012 - 2008

Honors and Awards

Edie Moore Student Travel Scholarship

Annual Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

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2018

Distinction in Research in Clinical Investigation

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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2018

Student Scholarship

Academic & Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health

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2016

David E. Rogers Student Fellowship Award

New York Academy of Medicine

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2015

Jeffrey Schulman Memorial Scholarship

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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2014

High Honors on Research Thesis

Kenyon College

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2012

Robert Bowen Brown Jr. Prize for Excellence in Biological Research

Kenyon College

N/A

2012

Distinction on Senior Compositions

Kenyon College

N/A

2011

Project Work

Cook County Recovery Home Coordinated Capacity Project

Cook County Health

Chicago, IL

Present - 2021

  • Mentor: Juleigh Nowinski-Konchak
  • Description: Acting as program manager for an intervention using navigators and capacity management software to improve the experience for clients seeking placement at substance use recovery homes
  • Output: None (pilot of project still in progress)

Evaluation of the Oak Park Medical Respite Center

Cook County Health

Oak Park, IL

Present - 2021

  • Mentor: Keiki Hinami
  • Description: Generating descriptive statistics and an analysis of healthcare utilization for patients at CCH’s medical respite center serving people experiencing homelessness
  • Output: White paper (manuscript in progress)

Project CHILD

Cook County Health

Chicago, IL

Present - 2021

  • Mentor: Bill Trick
  • Description: Developing predictive models of the geographic distribution of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-related deaths in Cook County, IL
  • Output: None (analysis in progress)

Community Survey of the Indiana Avenue Cultural District

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, IN

2021 - 2020

  • Mentor: Tracey Wilkinson
  • Description: Developed a survey that investigated local residents’ vision for the central historic neighborhood of the Black community in Indianapolis
  • Output: IRB Protocol and the survey itself

Road Injury Safety in Indianapolis

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, IN

2020 - 2018

Adolescent Enuresis

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Bronx, NY

2018 - 2017

  • Mentor: Jessica Rieder, M.D., M.S.
  • Description: Coordinated recruiting and performed data analysis for a survey investigating the rate of enuresis in the Montefiore teen population and related factors
  • Output: Research poster

Incarceration and Buprenorphine Therapy

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Bronx, NY

2016 - 2015

  • Mentor: Aaron D. Fox, M.D.
  • Description: Directed a post-hoc analysis of a cohort of patients receiving integrated treatment for HIV and opioid use disorder; the study asked how recent incarceration affected outcomes for buprenorphine replacement therapy
  • Outputs: Two presentations, first authorship on journal publication, and research award from my medical school

Staphylococcal Genetics

Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

Bethesda, MD

2014 - 2012

Acid Survival of E. coli

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

2013 - 2008

Journal Publications

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Exploits Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Components in a Novel Polymicrobial Defense Strategy

mBio

N/A

2019

  • Hardy, B.L., Dickey, S.W., Plaut, R.D., Riggins, D.P., Stibitz, S., Otto, M., Merrell, D.S.
  • DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02491-18

Staphylococcus aureus Epicutaneous Exposure Drives Skin Inflammation via IL-36-Mediated T Cell Responses

Cell Host & Microbe

N/A

2017

  • Liu, H., Archer, N.K., Dillen, C.A., Wang, Y., Ashbaugh, A.G., Ortines, R.V., Kao, T., Lee, S.K., Cai, S.S., Miller, R.J., Marchitto, M.C., Zhang, E., Riggins, D.P., Plaut, R.D., Stibitz, S., Geha, R.S., Miller, L.S.
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.10.006

Recent incarceration and buprenorphine maintenance treatment outcomes among human immunodeficiency virus–positive patients

Substance Abuse

N/A

2017

Escherichia coli K-12 Survives Anaerobic Exposure at pH 2 without RpoS, Gad, or Hydrogenases, but Shows Sensitivity to Autoclaved Broth Products

PLoS ONE

N/A

2013

Hydrogenase-3 Contributes to Anaerobic Acid Resistance of Escherichia coli

PLoS ONE

N/A

2010

Presentations

Indiana Ave Community Survey (slides)

Senior Presentation for Pediatrics Residency at Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, IN

2021

  • Riggins, D.P.

Obesity in Urban Youth: Connection to Enuresis (poster)

Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting

Baltimore, MD

2019

  • Gross, M., Riggins, D.P., Sims, C., Foreman, O., Rieder, J.

The relationship between incarceration and retention in opioid maintenance treatment (slides)

9th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health

Baltimore, MD

2016

  • Riggins, D.P., Fox, A.D.

The relationship between incarceration and opioid addiction treatment (slides)

New York Academy of Medicine’s Medical Student Forum

New York City, NY

2015

  • Riggins, D.P., Fox, A.D.

pH Regulation Differs Under Low Oxygen Conditions in E. Coli (poster)

112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology

San Francisco, CA

2012

  • Riggins, D.P., Martinez, K, Slonczewski, J.L.

The Effects of Anoxic Conditions on the Extreme-Acid Survival of Escherichia coli (slides)

Kenyon College Biology Honors Student Presentations

Gambier, OH

2012

  • Riggins, Slonczewski, J.L.

Employment

Cabin Counselor

Zebra Crossings

Tuftonboro, NH

2017 - 2017

  • Worked at Camp Spinnaker, a week-long overnight camp organized by Zebra Crossings for children ages 8-12 with asthma
  • Directly supervised eight boys in activities including hikes, boating, ropes courses, asthma education, and self-reflection

Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Food and Drug Administration

Bethesda, MD

2014 - 2012

  • Worked as research assistant in vaccine research laboratory
  • Designed, cloned, and expressed several markerless insertion/deletion mutations in Staphylococcus
  • Generated large pool of Staphylococcus mutants via transposon mutagenesis
  • Developed prospective in vitro model of Staphyloccus/influenza co-infection in human lung cells

Helpline Consultant

Kenyon College, Library and Information Services

Gambier, OH

2012 - 2010

  • Offered technical support for computer, software, audio/visual, and printing services

Quality Control Intern

Cook Pharmica

Bloomington, IN

2010 - 2010

  • Worked as lab intern in quality control at a private pharmaceutical contractor
  • Designed and implemented a verification study for measuring water content in pharmacological raw materials

Summer Staff

TEAMeffort

Eureka Springs, AR

2009 - 2009

  • Worked as counselor and work site coordinator at rustic youth camp in Arkansas
  • Guided visiting youth groups through basic home rehabilitation projects for low-income families

Extracurriculars

Volunteer

VOICES

Indianapolis, IN

2021 - 2020

  • Mentored Youth Leadership Fellows on an advocacy Project regarding housing/homelessness

Wellness Chair

IUSM Pediatrics Resident Council

Indianapolis, IN

2020 - 2018

  • Coordinated improvements to resident workrooms like couches, lamps, mini-fridge, etc
  • Coordinated wellness sessions during noon conference such as time with dogs on the front lawn and a curriculum on spiritual care in medicine

Board Member

Einstein Social Medicine Lecture Series

Bronx, NY

2016 - 2014

  • Coordinated lectures delivered by invited speakers on the following topics: healthcare for refugees, ethics of lethal injection, correctional health, and social implications of antimicrobial resistance

Clinical Volunteer

Einstein Community Health Outreach Clinic

Bronx, NY

2018 - 2014

  • Completed 15 sessions at Einstein’s student-run free clinic for uninsured/undocumented patients
  • During clinical years (3-4), provided primary care encounters for patients, ran back-of-house operations like laboratory/consult follow-up, and coordinated clinical flow
  • During pre-clinical years (1-2), performed chart review for information on quality measures as well as initial patient intake and triage

Board Member

Einstein NICU Cuddling Club

Bronx, NY

2018 - 2014

  • Acted as board member for 2015-2016 academic year, coordinating training and scheduling for program volunteers
  • Personally provided 16 hours of supportive human touch for neonates in the Montefiore neonatal intensive care unit

Board Member

Health Education Outreach Program

Bethesda, MD

2014 - 2012

  • Personally taught over 10 health lessons at homeless shelters in the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C.
  • As board member, helped with recruiting, training, and development of organization web site
  • As head teacher, coordinated scheduling, wrote/edited content, and assigned responsibilities for a group of 5 teachers

Educator and Gardener

Bronx, Obesity, Diabetes, and You (BODY)

Bronx, NY

2015 - 2012

  • Taught local elementary students how to plant seeds and transplant them into BODY-run community garden
  • Maintained the garden over summer months. Harvested produce and shared it with local community members

Patient Ambassador

Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, MD

2014 - 2012

  • In the radiology department, I transported people to imaging and back
  • In the surgery department, I stocked operating rooms with supplies and transported patients to/from their procedures
  • See a brief feature about volunteers including myself in the Clinical Center’s newsletter

Dog Handler

People and Animals Cardio Klub (PACK) of the Humane Rescue Alliance

Washington, DC

2014 - 2012

  • Picked up dogs from area shelters every Saturday morning and drove them to a meeting spot in Rock Creek National Park for a three-mile run
  • Sustained exercise helped the dogs with general health as well as temperament during subsequent adoption events

Coding Courses

Coursera:

Python for Everybody Specialization:

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  • Programming for Everybody
  • Python Data Structures
  • Using Python to Access Web Data
  • Using Databases with Python

DataCamp:

R:

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  • Introduction to R
  • Intermediate R
  • Introduction to the Tidyverse
  • Data Manipulation with dplyr
  • Interactive Maps with leaflet in R

Python:

  • Introduction to Python
  • Intermediate Python
  • Streamlined Data Ingestion with pandas

SQL:

  • Introduction to SQL

Personal Interests

Bicycling

For my commute, recreationally, and as an avenue for advocacy

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Citizen Science

Like the iNaturalist project

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Gardening

I have a rain garden that serves as pollinator habitat

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Mapping

Especially with the free OpenStreetMap project

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Open Source

Especially projects in the R language

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